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wade to remain the law of the land. it is unfortunate that it's not. but the reality is people really do want women to be left alone in making their decision as to whether to continue a pregnancy or not. and by the way one of the most -- polling that i've seen that jumped out at me is the vast majority of people who think that if abortion were to be a crime again that at least there should be an exception where when a pregnancy threatens a woman's health, now lawmakers have not honored a woman's right to protect her own health and terminate a pregnancy. but some of the polls i've seen, it is over 80% of people say yes, there should be an exception for women's health. again, if we have this public conversation, people look at the lawmakers trying to restrict abortion and the result is that they don't like what they see. they don't like the lawmakers dismissive and demeaning attitudes about women and that builds more support for abortion rights. so i think that's the question is how are we going to close the gap between what the voters want and what the
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generations we will defend our people and uphold our values through the strength of arms and rule of law. we the people, declare today that the most evident of truths that all of us are created equal equal, is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and selma and stone wall. for our journey is not complete until our wives our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see america as a land of opportunity. our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of detroit to the hills ofof aof aof appalachia to the quiet lanes of newtown know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm. >> john: the president said we so many times you could hear screaming from ayn rand's crypt.
generations we will defend our people and uphold our values through the strength of arms and rule of law. we the people, declare today that the most evident of truths that all of us are created equal equal, is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and selma and stone wall. for our journey is not complete until our wives our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters...
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and there are several executive orders that appear as though he is writing new law. that cannot happen. >> stephanie: every single response of his is he is not the boss of me. >> asking the cdc to do some research is not writing a new law. >> stephanie: right. >> and all he is doing is fear mongering. >> yeah, the public -- you can read them, and there is nothing hidden there. it is just recommendations of actions that we can take. >> but people don't have time to read all of the executive actions so they depend on people like rand paul to tell them what is in it and that's where we get into trouble. >> stephanie: it's like the health care bill, right? how many times have you had to answer a question in health care corner, like no, no that is not in there. >> i read it. no you didn't. >> stephanie: senator marco rubio. >> i think the president is not a believer in the second amendment. if he doesn't want the second amendment to be in the constitution, or wants to reform it, then have guts to admit that. >> stephanie: how many times can the president say he believes i
and there are several executive orders that appear as though he is writing new law. that cannot happen. >> stephanie: every single response of his is he is not the boss of me. >> asking the cdc to do some research is not writing a new law. >> stephanie: right. >> and all he is doing is fear mongering. >> yeah, the public -- you can read them, and there is nothing hidden there. it is just recommendations of actions that we can take. >> but people don't have...
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president our gay brothers and sisters are treated like every other citizen under the law. no they are not. >> yeah, if that weren't an issue it wouldn't be going to the supreme court. >> stephanie: if obama walks the talk he is talking about now. chris and i were lucky enough to hang with senator boxer yesterday at a luncheon, and she was really excited as the head of the environmental -- i can't remember the committee, because i'm drunk still -- [ laughter ] >> stephanie: she was really fired up. she was like, you know that he mentioned climate changed again -- >> she almost seemed a little bit shocked that he mentioned it so prominently. >> stephanie: and then a grandchild flung himself into her arms and he was taller than she was, it was awkward. but what was senator boxer talking about, being self-evident doesn't mean it's self fulfilling. but to her that was soerlt of a clairing call, and she was excited about it. >> just because we recognize the importance of an issue doesn't mean we can allow ourselves to stop working on it. >> the nazis are really bad maybe we shou
president our gay brothers and sisters are treated like every other citizen under the law. no they are not. >> yeah, if that weren't an issue it wouldn't be going to the supreme court. >> stephanie: if obama walks the talk he is talking about now. chris and i were lucky enough to hang with senator boxer yesterday at a luncheon, and she was really excited as the head of the environmental -- i can't remember the committee, because i'm drunk still -- [ laughter ] >> stephanie:...
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law. >> turns out to be a sexy song. see what i mean? >> i would have worn my bell-bottoms if i had known. >> hal: we're on the radio and even the cameras from current can't see below so make it up. >> i have bell-bottoms on. >> it is the theatre of the pants. >> it is not pants-free friday yet. >> hal: that doesn't matter. with jim you don't know. it is a crapshoot. will he have pants today or not? >> i forgot. >> hal: sometimes i'll call in and chris, is it a pants day. he'll go nope. i'll have to pay whoever is in the car with me $5. >> hosen day. >> hal: speaking of later hosen, no, i was leading -- the no pants area, it was just we all had to get slightly dressed up this weekend because we all had balls. >> even jacki. >> jacki and i had balls. >> i did not have balls this weekend. >> no balls. >> didn't want to wear a tux. >> okay. i don't have a tux. >> you can rent a tux. >> i didn't want to travel with a tux. >> you can rent a tux. did you not go to prom? >> it took a month to fit him for a tux. >> have to bring in extra shoulde
law. >> turns out to be a sexy song. see what i mean? >> i would have worn my bell-bottoms if i had known. >> hal: we're on the radio and even the cameras from current can't see below so make it up. >> i have bell-bottoms on. >> it is the theatre of the pants. >> it is not pants-free friday yet. >> hal: that doesn't matter. with jim you don't know. it is a crapshoot. will he have pants today or not? >> i forgot. >> hal: sometimes i'll call...
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not 65 or 66. 62, which is as early as the law allows you to take them. and when you take the benefits less you get less over your lifetime. we punish you for your impatience, but they do it anyway. and they do it because they don't want to spend their whole lives at that job, unlike folks in finance who have cushy gigs on cable news. they don't want to work until they drop. if you have a job you love and don't need the social security money or medicare insurance anyway, don't pretend that raising the retirement age is painless, don't pretend it doesn't hurt you. what makes it galling, is that in the same document where they propose all of this tough document for medicaid, they exempt themselves, these very rich business leaders of the round table are drawing the line when it comes to raising their own social security taxes, as the reuters report puts it. they rejected putting the number at the maximum threshold, which in 2010 was the maximum. subject to payroll taxes, they said it would hurt the economy. that would be far more damaging, they said to econ
not 65 or 66. 62, which is as early as the law allows you to take them. and when you take the benefits less you get less over your lifetime. we punish you for your impatience, but they do it anyway. and they do it because they don't want to spend their whole lives at that job, unlike folks in finance who have cushy gigs on cable news. they don't want to work until they drop. if you have a job you love and don't need the social security money or medicare insurance anyway, don't pretend that...
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book of laws and john quincy adams was the only president to do that. i'm somewhat religious, my position is not anti-bible or anti-god. this is the basis of our government and our genesis. and there is nothing more powerful than the president putting his hand on the u.s. constitution. it's our supreme law of the land. >> jennifer: but he is taking an oath to uphold the constitution. >> sure, we all know it's symbolic, but why not -- this is the supreme law of the land religion is part of me but it's not what i'm going to go to. he is not rick sanatorium he is a religious man. >> jennifer: sure, i get that. you are a performer. i'm curious what you thought about the performance of day, the delivery of this. normally you start a big speech with a couple of jokes. but you don't do that with the inauguration. >> not one president has ever told a joke in their inauguration. they tell jokes at the conventions, campaign trail, state of the union, even debates -- >> jennifer: it's so solemn. >> open a joke with what are all of you people doing my backyard some
book of laws and john quincy adams was the only president to do that. i'm somewhat religious, my position is not anti-bible or anti-god. this is the basis of our government and our genesis. and there is nothing more powerful than the president putting his hand on the u.s. constitution. it's our supreme law of the land. >> jennifer: but he is taking an oath to uphold the constitution. >> sure, we all know it's symbolic, but why not -- this is the supreme law of the land religion is...
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does not represent law abiding sit accepts. they represent gun manufacturers who don't give audial who they sell the guns to. mexican gun cartels want the to buy our guns? great. >> it's not about guns. just listen to b10 to governor rick perry former candidate rick perry. this is a graphic. this is evil, there is evil prowling the world. >> let us pray. >> let us play. it's not the guns. it's that we're not praying enough. >> it's so stupid. >> cenk: what if i prayed harder that we have gun control. you didn't think about that! ok. i mean, what is this? you're the governor of the accident, not the prayer in chief, he says the laws are what secular people do. get out of the office. that's what you're supposed to do! you're the governor. we didn't elect you to be the imam of texas. >> it's not just a problem with republicans. the president has a problem with democrats getting through the senate. al franken from minnesota liberal senator said that he wasn't sure whether he was in favor of the assault weapons ban. i sent a tweet o
does not represent law abiding sit accepts. they represent gun manufacturers who don't give audial who they sell the guns to. mexican gun cartels want the to buy our guns? great. >> it's not about guns. just listen to b10 to governor rick perry former candidate rick perry. this is a graphic. this is evil, there is evil prowling the world. >> let us pray. >> let us play. it's not the guns. it's that we're not praying enough. >> it's so stupid. >> cenk: what if i...
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that's a reality and they should definitely pass aaron's law. we'll be right this monday morning current tv presents special coverage of the presidential inauguration. the circumstance & the inside analysis. the presidential inauguration this monday morning at 10 eastern only on current tv.
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back in 2011 they broke the amount of laws that were limiting abortion. you see 92, which is gigantic. now in 2012 well, it's been down to 43. those 43 are now centered on six states, and of course there are some red states that are trying to take away rights. now this is an interesting stat as well. this is the most interesting one. hey, do you think abortion should be legal or not? 52% say it should be legal under certain circumstances. 25% said legal in all cases and 20% wanted flat-out outlawed. that means only 20% of the country, one in five actually want abortion to be illegal under all circumstances. overturn roe v. wade. that's a tiny minority. you have 77% saying they are, in fact, pro-choice. when you say legal under certain circumstances. that makes you pro-choice. that mean you're in favor of roe v. wade after all. the country is on our sides and on the side of the legislatures, not so much. now in mississippi they're trying to eliminate abortion. they can't make it illegal but they can limit access to it. >> reporter: the signs are hard to mi
back in 2011 they broke the amount of laws that were limiting abortion. you see 92, which is gigantic. now in 2012 well, it's been down to 43. those 43 are now centered on six states, and of course there are some red states that are trying to take away rights. now this is an interesting stat as well. this is the most interesting one. hey, do you think abortion should be legal or not? 52% say it should be legal under certain circumstances. 25% said legal in all cases and 20% wanted flat-out...
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that's a reality and they should definitely pass aaron's law. we'll be right back. thanks, you guys. down with the explosive yet reflective, jerry springer and we'll find out which one of these camera guys is a secret baby daddy. >> only on current tv. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores have had hepatitis
that's a reality and they should definitely pass aaron's law. we'll be right back. thanks, you guys. down with the explosive yet reflective, jerry springer and we'll find out which one of these camera guys is a secret baby daddy. >> only on current tv. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve...
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but to those who have worked to weaken gun laws and to those who will sink to any depth to sink to that what theirs and theirs alone, take solis in this: you didn't leave us any choice. ♪ >> jennifer: the president came out hard on gun safety today announcing a sweeping new plan to curb our nation's rampant gun violence. he took his case to the american people pledging to fight so no more mothers will lose their children to weapon-welding mad men. the rational among us will no longer be cowed by the threats of dogmatic and intransy gent gun lobbies. because when you have tiny children dying on the floor of their kindergarten classroom, it can only be a moral issue. >> if americans of every background stand up and say enough, we suffered too much pain and care too much about our children to allow this to continue then change will -- change will come. >> jennifer: so the president is pushing for change through 23 executive orders. they address not only mass shootings, but also this country's gun-violence epidemic. he called for strengthening the metal health services he'll also appoint
but to those who have worked to weaken gun laws and to those who will sink to any depth to sink to that what theirs and theirs alone, take solis in this: you didn't leave us any choice. ♪ >> jennifer: the president came out hard on gun safety today announcing a sweeping new plan to curb our nation's rampant gun violence. he took his case to the american people pledging to fight so no more mothers will lose their children to weapon-welding mad men. the rational among us will no longer be...
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i'm a law abiding citizen. i can bass a background check and i don't need a high capacity magazine clip. but congress would rather take the blood money contributions from the unregulated gun industry, and turn their back on the american people. this is not okay. the american people have to flood the switch board in congress and either get congress to change or we need to change congress in two years. >> john: i want to talk to you about the politics john, but i want to go to you, pam, i want to know what you thought of the president's speech and how it relates to your personal story of survival. >> i was very, very pleased with what i heard from the president and the work that the commission that joe biden heads. there are many steps in the right direction. starting with the executive orders. but the real the crux of the matter is the universal background checks. this is so common sense. it doesn't make any sense that anybody would be opposed to it. as you mentioned in the intro i just got back yesterday from s
i'm a law abiding citizen. i can bass a background check and i don't need a high capacity magazine clip. but congress would rather take the blood money contributions from the unregulated gun industry, and turn their back on the american people. this is not okay. the american people have to flood the switch board in congress and either get congress to change or we need to change congress in two years. >> john: i want to talk to you about the politics john, but i want to go to you, pam, i...
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the new poll finds that 54% of americans think gun control laws should be tightened in comparison to just 39% lass than a year ago. perhaps most heartening is the proposal by gun owners. a whopping 93% of people from gun-owning households support background checks on all gun purchases. and 53% of them support a ban on high-capacity magazines. but will public opinion translate into meaningful policy changes? as we have seen in the weeks since nowtown, not without a fiekt from the nra and the gun lobby. our next guest lee fong, contributing writer for "the nation," and he is here with the latest on what gun manufacturers are doing. welcome back inside "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> when i see these numbers on guns, it's astonishing how much this tragedy has changed these numbers. >> this tragedy was unique, one because it was so horrific, but two, we saw a lot of political leadership that we haven't seen in previous massacres. with the shooting in wisconsin we didn't see the president campaigning and top democrats calling for reform. that has changed this time. >> michael:
the new poll finds that 54% of americans think gun control laws should be tightened in comparison to just 39% lass than a year ago. perhaps most heartening is the proposal by gun owners. a whopping 93% of people from gun-owning households support background checks on all gun purchases. and 53% of them support a ban on high-capacity magazines. but will public opinion translate into meaningful policy changes? as we have seen in the weeks since nowtown, not without a fiekt from the nra and the gun...
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are you going to press for more gun control laws? >> we'll have, first of all, california is the leading state. we have more gun control than any other state. and i'm proud of that. in fact, i signed a few gun control bills my first two years. >> so you favor essentially gun control and more gun control? >> well, i want to see what it is. just more of something doesn't mean better. there are some holes. we're not covering all the assault weapons that we should. >> last week you talked a lot about california prisons. you essentially told the federal government, back off, we can take care of our own prisons. and yet the whole reason for the federal lawsuit against california was that you weren't taking care of the prisons, the health care in the prisons was inadequate. there were too many inmates in there. >> yep. >> are you saying, go away, federal government, we've cured it? >> we spent a lot of money. california now spends over $15,000 per inmate on health care. the average in prisons is about $5,000. we're spending three times more
are you going to press for more gun control laws? >> we'll have, first of all, california is the leading state. we have more gun control than any other state. and i'm proud of that. in fact, i signed a few gun control bills my first two years. >> so you favor essentially gun control and more gun control? >> well, i want to see what it is. just more of something doesn't mean better. there are some holes. we're not covering all the assault weapons that we should. >> last...
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very uncharacteristically called law enforcement into the campus and started videotaping what was going on in that room. eventually they chased aaron down massachusetts avenue and he was arrested by a secret service agent and very senior members of the boston u.s. attorneys office were involved in the case even before that. why exactly they got interested and why they got so interested and why they pursued it so hard, i don't have any answers but it really is a tragedy. >> cenk: all right eliot peters, aaron swartz's attorney, talk for joining us. i really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> cenk: when we come back, the 2001 reports saying video game violence actually does lead to real violence in real life. wait until you find out what's actually in the report. we'll tell that when we come back. >> if you don't feel safe, you don't have to go. nothing's happened there in so long. [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocola
very uncharacteristically called law enforcement into the campus and started videotaping what was going on in that room. eventually they chased aaron down massachusetts avenue and he was arrested by a secret service agent and very senior members of the boston u.s. attorneys office were involved in the case even before that. why exactly they got interested and why they got so interested and why they pursued it so hard, i don't have any answers but it really is a tragedy. >> cenk: all right...
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and order, pro law enforcement, why won't they listen to law enforcement on these issues? >> caller: well, that's very strange. it's the power of the nra. there's a number of us here family members that are hunters here. we live in a sportsman state, we deer hunt. we of course don't hunt with assault rifles and we don't belong to the nra on purpose. it is one because they don't represent us, and two, because they are okay with the guns getting in the wrong hands so long as they are sold that's all they are worried about. >> stephanie: and you were saying you carry an ar-15 is it, obviously in your job as a cop but you are saying as civilians absolutely shouldn't have these weapons. aren't cops jobs dangerous enough? that really is like general mccrystal said, then you are in afghanistan, right? >> caller: yes and that's why the consensus among the other officers in my station is we agree that assault weapons don't belong in the hands of civilians for this reason. i have been involved in a shoot, and i knew the officer from penn hills who was assassinated with an ak-47. a d
and order, pro law enforcement, why won't they listen to law enforcement on these issues? >> caller: well, that's very strange. it's the power of the nra. there's a number of us here family members that are hunters here. we live in a sportsman state, we deer hunt. we of course don't hunt with assault rifles and we don't belong to the nra on purpose. it is one because they don't represent us, and two, because they are okay with the guns getting in the wrong hands so long as they are sold...
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texas one of 49 states with a concealed carry law. state lawmakers have introduced legislation that allows college staff and students to carry weapons on school grounds. firearms are currently prohibited on campus. now top republican lawmakers including governor perry used tuesday's incident to call for more weapons on campus. loan star already employs armed police officers on the cam pass. [ applause ] >> who will be shot by yahoos. >> stephanie: right. and it sounds like some sort of dispute -- >> stop chopping up my paper. >> stephanie: exactly. my point. >> that's coming in texas apparently. >> stephanie: dale in arkansas. hello, dale. >> caller: hello, stephanie. i sat and listened to the inauguration and everything, and the one black lady that got up and gave the pledge -- >> stephanie: uh-huh. >> caller: hurt my gut real bad being a military man -- ex -- retired. >> stephanie: why is that? >> caller: she said under god -- to me i feel -- maybe she ought to go to another country. we were born under the influence of the workings
texas one of 49 states with a concealed carry law. state lawmakers have introduced legislation that allows college staff and students to carry weapons on school grounds. firearms are currently prohibited on campus. now top republican lawmakers including governor perry used tuesday's incident to call for more weapons on campus. loan star already employs armed police officers on the cam pass. [ applause ] >> who will be shot by yahoos. >> stephanie: right. and it sounds like some sort...
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governor rick perry for saying "laws the only redoubt of secularism will not suffice. let's return to our place of worship and pray for help." finally, mike levine for saying there are certain things in an executive order that are un-american. in some ways, they're even -- proving his listeners can't look up what a fascism really means. quickie goes to -- governor rick perry for suggesting we should stop wasting our time passing laws and instead pray it away. governor perry couldn't be here tonight because he has a previous engagement. he's traveling and oops. but we want to accept this award on his behalf and thank him for making george w. bush look like socrates. we'll be right back. young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. destined to take them over. ♪ ♪ the sirius xm satellite radio in the 2013 ram 1500. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. [ voice of d
governor rick perry for saying "laws the only redoubt of secularism will not suffice. let's return to our place of worship and pray for help." finally, mike levine for saying there are certain things in an executive order that are un-american. in some ways, they're even -- proving his listeners can't look up what a fascism really means. quickie goes to -- governor rick perry for suggesting we should stop wasting our time passing laws and instead pray it away. governor perry couldn't...
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how exactly does this law address this? it doesn't. >> one way to avoid the burden of the new law is keep the workforce below 50 employees or limit workers' hours to less than 30 per week, defined at part-time. incentive not to create more jobs. >> number one, don't hire. youent to want to get above 50. number two, don't let them work more. keep them part-time if possible. >> many businesses across the country are doing just that. 100 workers at wendy's outlets in omaha had their hours cut because the employer said he couldn't stay in business with the added cost of insurance. 50 full-time workers at taco bell in guthrie, oklahoma, were cut to part-time. some papa john pizza stores said they couldn't compete if they had to pay the cost of insurance. same for subway sandwich shop, carl's junior and hardee's. cities, too. cedar fall, idaho cut hours. even non-profit such as the community colleges are cutting hours to avoid cost of insurance for which the got specifies generous benefit. >> it will add $1.79 hour every hour to
how exactly does this law address this? it doesn't. >> one way to avoid the burden of the new law is keep the workforce below 50 employees or limit workers' hours to less than 30 per week, defined at part-time. incentive not to create more jobs. >> number one, don't hire. youent to want to get above 50. number two, don't let them work more. keep them part-time if possible. >> many businesses across the country are doing just that. 100 workers at wendy's outlets in omaha had...
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if you're talking about law enforcement, there are certain things that go with law enforcement where this is now a priority. i would be surprised if we didn't see more crackdown on gun crimes from the u.s. attorneys across the country. but this is mostly asking people to do things. >> bill: the one thing that one of our callers yesterday raised here and i think was one of the most important things, didn't get a lot of attention. there was some concern that under the health policy provisions of obama care, right that medical professionals could not report to law enforcement officers when they -- they heard repeated, you know, violent threats from mentally ill patients that they were dealing with. and the president said yesterday they're going to make it clear those policies will enable and encourage doctors, right, to report to law enforcement if they do hear some violent language from the mental health people which maybe closes that loop. they're all actions that the president -- as you say, without signing an executive order was able to take directing different federal agencies to t
if you're talking about law enforcement, there are certain things that go with law enforcement where this is now a priority. i would be surprised if we didn't see more crackdown on gun crimes from the u.s. attorneys across the country. but this is mostly asking people to do things. >> bill: the one thing that one of our callers yesterday raised here and i think was one of the most important things, didn't get a lot of attention. there was some concern that under the health policy...
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the group will hear from the atf as well as health and law enforcement representatives and the top lobbyists this week. the senate plans on holding an open amendment vote. this could increase its chances of passing letting both sides of the aisle tackle the specific andments. it could weaken the bill since republicans will be able to change the language and reduce the bill's broad reach. majority reader lead says he is hoping to get the bill through the judiciary committee but he has made it clear he does not support an all-out ban on assault weapons. >>> hillary clinton will face a tough grilling today from the house and senate foreign relations committees. she is set to testify on the september 11th attacks on benghazi. new information suggs am bats dor christopher stephens once suggested moving the compound to al safer location before he was killed during those attacks. more bill is up next. stay with us. (vo) current tv gets the converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller round
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immigration and marijuana laws no question, that's top of the list for me from hugo. astasia says on today's inauguration, we are witnessing history. this is a historical event we are part of. i look to his speech and i know that i am living history. >> i am excited about being down there. we have a great seat great position. we will there as part of current tv's coverage, cyprian and peter and i on the north ricer. so if you look at president obama and look to the right, the first lady and then us. >> this is "the bill press show." >> today, 2013, welcome. welcome to the "full-court press" here on current tv coming to you live from our nation's capitol just down the street from the capitol united states capitol building, itself where the festiveities begin at 11:30 east coast time. we will be down there as sanoon as we finish the program here on capitol hill. a great day of dual celebration. about a million people expected on the mall as president obama takes the oath of office for his second term. once again, americans filled with hope and a sense of renewal, for al
immigration and marijuana laws no question, that's top of the list for me from hugo. astasia says on today's inauguration, we are witnessing history. this is a historical event we are part of. i look to his speech and i know that i am living history. >> i am excited about being down there. we have a great seat great position. we will there as part of current tv's coverage, cyprian and peter and i on the north ricer. so if you look at president obama and look to the right, the first lady...
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the moment the president put the interest of the country ahead of the strict letter of the law. one man's imperial president tramping civil liberties is another man being pragmatic in a matter of survival. there is no hard and fast rule here. >> gavin: lessons learned today. in contemporary terms who would identify themselves most closely with jefferson. >> what is so great about jefferson, i could make the case for a tea party jefferson or obama jefferson. a cool writer who is dedicated to compromise the obama jefferson. the tea party jefferson the small government, and the government is that--the best government is the government that governor least. the reason why i do this, it's almost never all one or another. compromise is not always a virtue. one way is not always the best bay as we learned under civil rights. so understanding how the greatest politicians maneuvered, i think not only it should give us lessons about the practice of politics, but it should also tend to lower our blood pressure pressures a bit about every moment is not an epic moment. it's just not. >> gavin
the moment the president put the interest of the country ahead of the strict letter of the law. one man's imperial president tramping civil liberties is another man being pragmatic in a matter of survival. there is no hard and fast rule here. >> gavin: lessons learned today. in contemporary terms who would identify themselves most closely with jefferson. >> what is so great about jefferson, i could make the case for a tea party jefferson or obama jefferson. a cool writer who is...
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it was the law of the land until it expired under george w. bush. even george w. supported reinstating the assault weapon ban. but it was the republicans in the senate who stood in the way. which is why it makes this compromise on the filibuster all the more perplexing. i think we need to look at the assault weapons and magazines for these guns. they'll do everything they can in washington, which is fighting back and pushing back on an common-sense legislation that is proposed and they'll savage anyone who gets in the way. >> jennifer: what is frustrating about the statement they put out against dianne feinstein she repeatedly said we're not taking your guns away. this is just about assault weapons and high capacity magazines. it's not just republicans who might vote against this new rash of gun safety legislation. democrats, even including harry reid, the majority leader, and montana's bacchus they might side with republicans as well. so in the bottom line, does an assault weapon's ban have any chance of becoming law without significant filibuster reform? >> no,
it was the law of the land until it expired under george w. bush. even george w. supported reinstating the assault weapon ban. but it was the republicans in the senate who stood in the way. which is why it makes this compromise on the filibuster all the more perplexing. i think we need to look at the assault weapons and magazines for these guns. they'll do everything they can in washington, which is fighting back and pushing back on an common-sense legislation that is proposed and they'll...
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this law that we cannot comply with would in effect close this clinic. so while roe v. wade is still the law of the land, it is totally inaccessible in the state of mississippi. >> tell me your story. tell me what happened to you, diane, so people around the country and i can really understand how this works on the ground. >> each year they have introduced legislation which we have been able to comply with. so we have a transfer agreement with a local hospital. we have a backup physician who has admitting privileges. last year they passed a law that would require each physician who worked in the clinic to have admitting privileges. that was not to -- every hospital turned us down. we already have admitting privileges. hospitals are now going towards hospitalists. this is something that only applies to abortion clinics. the state knew the hospitals wouldn't give them. of course when they didn't, we are now not in compliance with the law. >> so they set up situations, congresswoman, at a state level that they know would be very difficult if not impossible for the clinics
this law that we cannot comply with would in effect close this clinic. so while roe v. wade is still the law of the land, it is totally inaccessible in the state of mississippi. >> tell me your story. tell me what happened to you, diane, so people around the country and i can really understand how this works on the ground. >> each year they have introduced legislation which we have been able to comply with. so we have a transfer agreement with a local hospital. we have a backup...
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we will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. we will show the courage to try to resolve our differences peacefully. not because we are naive about the dangers we face, but because engagement can lift suspicion and fear. america will remain the anchor of strong alliances on every corner of the globe, and we will renew those institutions. for no one has a greater steak in a peaceful word than itsdz most powerful nation. we'll support democracy from asia to africa, because our consciousness compel us to act on those who long for freedom, and we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginallized the victims of prejudice because piece in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed describes, tolerance and opportunity, human dignity, and justice. we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forbearers through seneca falls, and those young men and women who left footprints along
we will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. we will show the courage to try to resolve our differences peacefully. not because we are naive about the dangers we face, but because engagement can lift suspicion and fear. america will remain the anchor of strong alliances on every corner of the globe, and we will renew those institutions. for no one has a greater steak in a peaceful word than itsdz most powerful nation. we'll support democracy from...
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california has a law drawn on independent commission. over all the districts are more independent, and california will get better representation. i put the bill forward thinking there is gridlock in washington, one of the reasons is because of the redistricting and how it's so tilted. and the other is lack of public financing and too many concerned with pac contributions or independent expenditures by the wealthy. that's another issue we need to deal with. >> michael: they seeming to hand in hand to a degree, but isn't this kind of like the issue in the filibustering reform. it will always work in their best interest to keep the districting the way it is. listen, you were a state center. you know all--you were a senator, and this all happens at the state level an it's so important for them to control the legislatures like that. that's so obvious don't you see a parallel? >> well, there is a parallel. 2010 was a perfect storm, and the republicans came in and they took a lot of legislatures andrew the lines lines that will be there for the
california has a law drawn on independent commission. over all the districts are more independent, and california will get better representation. i put the bill forward thinking there is gridlock in washington, one of the reasons is because of the redistricting and how it's so tilted. and the other is lack of public financing and too many concerned with pac contributions or independent expenditures by the wealthy. that's another issue we need to deal with. >> michael: they seeming to hand...
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enforcement officers if they enforce the law. the people who sometimes put their lives on the line to protect us. and we're talking about in such disregard. this is what happened back in the '90s when the same crowd was talking about jack buddha thugs and it led, in some ways, toward oklahoma city. this could be heading towards frightening times with this sort of rhetoric. >> let me say this. this is the anniversary year of the march on washington, dr. martin luther king, who his holiday will be on monday when the president is inaugurated. in the famous speech he made, i have a dream, he referred to a governor whose lips drifts with the words of interposition and nullification. that is the words that we're hearing dripping from lips today. interposition and nullification. maybe when they said the president was trying to be a king, maybe they were talking about martin luther king. toure, david, thanks for your time tonight. and be sure to catch toure on "the cycle." >>> coming up, it's day 2 of the big gop unity retreat. a time fo
enforcement officers if they enforce the law. the people who sometimes put their lives on the line to protect us. and we're talking about in such disregard. this is what happened back in the '90s when the same crowd was talking about jack buddha thugs and it led, in some ways, toward oklahoma city. this could be heading towards frightening times with this sort of rhetoric. >> let me say this. this is the anniversary year of the march on washington, dr. martin luther king, who his holiday...
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. >> if he thinks these bills are good, his law is good, he should go through congress. he's not a king. reminds me of saddam hussein when he used kids. >> jennifer: the question, which is coming out of all of this is whether the president should fight for rational policy that he knows will not pass an irrational house of representatives. and the answer to that question is really in a painting by grace mcdonnell, a 6-year-old sandy hook victim whose dad gave the president a piece of her artwork >> obama: i think about grace. i think about the life that she lived. and the life that lay ahead of her. and most of all, i think about how when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us, we must act now. >> jennifer: for grace, this fight is worth waging. and for her this fight may even be worth losing in the short term anyway. because while the president might be able to squeak out an unsatisfying victory a small and ugly bill riddled with loopholes and signifying nothing, perhaps in this instance, the better course is to wage the big fight to stand strong over bannin
. >> if he thinks these bills are good, his law is good, he should go through congress. he's not a king. reminds me of saddam hussein when he used kids. >> jennifer: the question, which is coming out of all of this is whether the president should fight for rational policy that he knows will not pass an irrational house of representatives. and the answer to that question is really in a painting by grace mcdonnell, a 6-year-old sandy hook victim whose dad gave the president a piece of...
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meanwhile the first gun law passed in new york this week. joining me now, one of the backers, state senate andrea stuart cousins, senator cousin can ins good to see you. >> good to be here. given the national outcry, what does this legislation, what does it mean to you and how does it compare proposals that that we saw from the president this week? >> i think it means a great deal. it says what the american people want us to say. it says that we heard that we can do common sense things and that is what we have done. clearly, the president has rolled out something that is exactly what we passed in new york. it's a ban on assault weapons, he is asking for, he is asking for a background check. certainly these are common sense things and i am hoping that the progressive actions of new york, certainly under the leadership of governor cuomo and all of my democratic colleagues, we will set the stage for a conversation about passing common sense gun laws. >> the president may have trouble within his own party. some democratic lawmakers already waffl
meanwhile the first gun law passed in new york this week. joining me now, one of the backers, state senate andrea stuart cousins, senator cousin can ins good to see you. >> good to be here. given the national outcry, what does this legislation, what does it mean to you and how does it compare proposals that that we saw from the president this week? >> i think it means a great deal. it says what the american people want us to say. it says that we heard that we can do common sense...
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but back to the laws. in texas, you have the conceal handgun law that you go through training and you are able to kay choir a license. but on this campus, lone star college, they have a clear here not able to have a weapon on the premises but clint points out, pete, without a metal detector searching every student going through the doors of that campus, how would you ever know? >> these are all good questions and perhaps we'll have enough facts later in the day to assess them. we don't know any of the details now. don't know what role any of the laws may have played here. we don't know what happened. >> you're absolutely right. again, we are following this breaking news story. houston, texas. a number of authorities on the scene. pete indicates that the fbi and atf are also responding on the way to assist law enforcement there. three people shot. perhaps another individual with a possible heart attack. one suspected shooter in custody. and pete, i'm sorry. let me go to clint van zant. if you're still stand
but back to the laws. in texas, you have the conceal handgun law that you go through training and you are able to kay choir a license. but on this campus, lone star college, they have a clear here not able to have a weapon on the premises but clint points out, pete, without a metal detector searching every student going through the doors of that campus, how would you ever know? >> these are all good questions and perhaps we'll have enough facts later in the day to assess them. we don't...
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and is there a law that says this is illegal. yes, there are many, but let me give you sarbanes oxley act. a quote here so you're lear on it. chief executive office and chief financial offices certify under oath that their financial statements arestatementsstatement accurate and they assure that all relative and knowingly may be sent to prison. and no one went to prison. let's jump right into it. what are the possible reasons why no one saw prosecution here? >> the word that we get number one, let's accept that these transactions the sale of market-back securities to investors, these were very well lawyered transactions. these are not easy prosecutions by any stretch yet there have been no attempts at prosecution. that raises the question of whether, indeed, it is impossible to find fraud in these things. that doesn't seem to be the case either. there has been a whole slew of private civil lawsuits filed and recently the government in the new york attorney general u.s. attorney in manhattan have come forward with civil cases. as
and is there a law that says this is illegal. yes, there are many, but let me give you sarbanes oxley act. a quote here so you're lear on it. chief executive office and chief financial offices certify under oath that their financial statements arestatementsstatement accurate and they assure that all relative and knowingly may be sent to prison. and no one went to prison. let's jump right into it. what are the possible reasons why no one saw prosecution here? >> the word that we get number...
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, and considering according to census laws how can you say he has done nothing when governor romney won't even give us his point of view on the dream act. and he said that whole moral immigration that is because the economy is so bad. to which i said oh, so it was bush's problem. these are the guys who said if we don't rally behind the president it is treasonnous. she was reading from a statement, and that's true and she got choked up during its the part of whether the mothers who will never see their husband's again that was ad libbed. >> stephanie: sean hannity this anger is outrage it was staged probably under the direction of james carville. here we go again. >> and again, it's just republican airborne amnesia. they hated her. then they loved her. then they are going to hate her again for the next four years. remember john kerry? totally backfired in their face because if they had kicked bush to the curve and let john kerry become president in 2004 john kerry would have inherited the crap storm. and they blew it. >> can you work with me then on an ongoing basis so we can get that behi
, and considering according to census laws how can you say he has done nothing when governor romney won't even give us his point of view on the dream act. and he said that whole moral immigration that is because the economy is so bad. to which i said oh, so it was bush's problem. these are the guys who said if we don't rally behind the president it is treasonnous. she was reading from a statement, and that's true and she got choked up during its the part of whether the mothers who will never...
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these are not things that the law or the constitution protect. your employers have the free market ability and should to make decisions based on their bottom line. certainly does not violate the constitution. cheryl: how far is too ar? you mentioned the york, and i am a resident. a lot of backlash against mayor bloomberg because he is now taxing soda, fatty foods, calories have to be posted. he says it's for the greater good. and now you're saying this is for the greater good for companies, but what about that person that takes the job and says to my going to quit, i want to quit, i'm going to work on it and any the company to support me. >> well, you understand, i'm coming from the opposite philosophical viewpoint on this. those types of nanny state policies are exactly what i'm trying to get away from here. oklahoma is encouraging people to smoke. it should not discourage or encourage people. i just want a free market to rule and get everything out of it. people want to quit, that's great, but honestly away our law is written if the company hop
these are not things that the law or the constitution protect. your employers have the free market ability and should to make decisions based on their bottom line. certainly does not violate the constitution. cheryl: how far is too ar? you mentioned the york, and i am a resident. a lot of backlash against mayor bloomberg because he is now taxing soda, fatty foods, calories have to be posted. he says it's for the greater good. and now you're saying this is for the greater good for companies, but...
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that's a law. that's always a law by april 15. it's the bill -- i think it's time for the senate to think of budget. actually show the american people the color of their stripes. they have been insulated by a house republicans by us passing bills ha harry reid said wouldn't pass the senate. preconference billings dropped in our lap at the end of the crisis when we were getting ready to shut down the government or hit the default position. i think this is good from the standpoint we're going force the senate to actually debate on the floor of the senate. a lot only see the floor when they vote. i want to see them debating and standing before the american people and talking about their
that's a law. that's always a law by april 15. it's the bill -- i think it's time for the senate to think of budget. actually show the american people the color of their stripes. they have been insulated by a house republicans by us passing bills ha harry reid said wouldn't pass the senate. preconference billings dropped in our lap at the end of the crisis when we were getting ready to shut down the government or hit the default position. i think this is good from the standpoint we're going...